Highway 85 Southbound in San Jose Reopens After Flooding Closure

Southbound Highway 85 in West San Jose reopened Wednesday morning after the roadway was closed for hours due to flooding Tuesday night.

#UPDATE: All lanes are back open.
— Caltrans District 4 (@CaltransD4) March 22, 2023

The California Highway Patrol reported vehicles getting stuck in the waters just south of the De Anza Boulevard off-ramp after 7:30 pm. Tuesday and began diverting southbound traffic off the highway via the De Anza Boulevard off-ramp just before 8 p.m.

Despite signs and cones alerting motorists, the CHP reported that several vehicles continued through the closure after 11 p.m. and had to be removed from the flooded roadway by crews.